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Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen. -George Orwell

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

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LIFE NEWS: DECEMBER 29, 2015

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Animal Rights Activists Push Amendment for Rights for Flies and Fish, None for Unborn Babies

You'll be Shocked When You See What Planned Parenthood Says is "All That Matters"

"Christian" Abortion Doc Says: "I Love" Killing Babies in Abortions, "I'm Proud to Do So"

Planned Parenthood Bribes Reporters With Gifts of "Emergency Chocolate" for Christmas

Abortion Activists Want Supreme Court to Stop Texas Law Saving 10,000 From Abortion

Pregnancy Centers Across America Saved 300,000 Babies From Abortion in 2015

He Survived an Abortion and Now Preaches the Gospel to Millions of People Around the World

Mom Refuses Doctor's Advice to Abort Her "Non-Viable Baby," One Year Later Her Baby is Healthy

11-Year-Old Bravely Rejected Abortion After Rape, She Has No Regrets 22 Years Later

I Was Conceived in Rape. When I Confronted My Birthfather Decades Later, Here's What Happened

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EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: DECEMBER 29, 2015



EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

Syriac-Catholic Patriarch: 'Our People Feel They Have Been Abandoned'

Bracing for a New Year

Why Catholics Needn't Celebrate New Year's Day

St. Philip Neri's Advice for a Spiritually Profitable 2016

Remembering Cardinal Francis George, OMI

Jesus Chose Mary for Himself

What the Magi Can Teach Us

All That is Visible and Invisible

Novel Reflections on "Submission"

Is 'Star Wars' Gnostic?

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... DECEMBER 29, 2015

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Supporting our brethren in the faith

The Rome and Vienna Terrorist Attacks, 30 Years Later

The Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary

Hungarians to dedicate English pilgrimage to St. Thomas Becket

Pilgrim Re-enacts Medieval Pilgrimage, Reaching Canterbury on Becket's Feast














St. Thomas Becket, bishop and martyr

Thomas Becket, a Great Medieval Martyr

St. Thomas Becket and the School of the Martyrs

Saint Thomas Becket, Sin and Contrition

Today's Mass Readings

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YESTERDAY'S HEADLINES TODAY - VOL. 832



Naming the Muslim Brotherhood a National Security Threat

A God Who Hates Women

In Defense of the "Establishment"

A Disturbance in the Force

The Spiritual Value of Material Culture

The Right Needs To Stop Idolizing Wunderkinds

How To Stop Sexualizing Everything

Yara Shahidi and the Cult of Cool

Will 2016 Be the Year of the Transgender?

Ultra-feminist founder of Femen Brazil declares herself pro-life, apologizes to Christians

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THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: DECEMBER 28, 2015



Michelle Malkin knows who Obama will blame for this dismal poll about the war on terrorism


Ron Fournier calls Va. GOP's effort to protect Dem governor 'petty' and 'dangerous'




'Perfect Obama-era scandal': Al Sharpton calls on Rahm Emanuel to resign (when he returns from Cuba)

'Sad commentary': Samuel L. Jackson 'really wanted' San Bernardino attacker to be 'crazy white dude'


Minneapolis council member, Mall of America protest supporter tweets constituents' info


Reince Priebus says it will be 'tough' for GOP to hold Senate in 2016

'Says the DNC attack dog': Futile search for Debbie Wasserman Schultz's self-awareness continues

Nick Searcy translates Bernie Sanders' definition of Planned Parenthood-style 'family values'



'#PartyOfScience': Bernie Sanders' historic holiday heatwave alarmism gets cooled off




Planned Parenthood remembers its army of 'reproductive health reporters' this holiday








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Monday, December 28, 2015

LIFE NEWS: DECEMBER 28, 2015

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Planned Parenthood Killed 323,999 Babies in Abortions in 2014, Provided Less Health Care

"Fresh" Body Parts and "Gonads." Will You Remember What Planned Parenthood Sold When You Vote?

Judge Forces Missouri to Allow Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz to Remain Open

Pro-Abortion Professor: It's Okay if Abortion Would Have Killed My Son

Toy Story Co-Writer Joss Whedon Leads Donation Campaign for Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

Legal Abortions Have Killed 114 Women in Just One State in India, Some Abortions are Coerced

Nurse Jailed for 7 Years for Killing Woman in Botched Abortion

Fathers of Aborted Babies: Not a Day Goes by That I Don't Regret the Abortion; "I Feel Like a Murderer"

Friends of Pro-Life Officer Killed in Shooting at Planned Parenthood Raise $240,000 for His Family

She Ran a Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic, Now She Works for a Pro-Life Group

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EWTN NEWS NIGHTLY: DECEMBER 28, 2015



EWTN News Nightly's Brian Patrick presents the headline news of the day.

Additional news and views from around the Catholic world:

The countdown is on for the Pope's big decision on the family

Will Year of Mercy Offer New 'Opening' on Abortion?

Planned Parenthood Exposés: Abortion Unmasked in the Video Age

If you struggle with porn, the Church can help, U.S. bishops say

Young people are smoking more pot than ever - and why that's a bad thing

Europe, Evangelization, and Civilizational Suicide

Anti-Catholic Blaine Amendment in Montana Blocks Education Funds for Families

A young Catholic from Kenya reflects on the Pope's African visit

Alone Together: Blessed Charles de Foucauld & 21st-Century Living

What the Magi Can Teach Us Today 

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... DECEMBER 28, 2015

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Why Thomas Aquinas Distrusted Islam

The Devil's Greatest Trick

What is the devil's favorite sin? An exorcist responds

Embers of the Heart

The Wonder of Christmas 

















Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs

The Warning of Herod and the Feast of the Holy Innocents

All Christians Are Called to Martyrdom

Flight Into Egypt: The Grain Miracle

Today's Mass Readings

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MARCO & JEANETTE TALK CHRISTMAS, FAMILY & FOOTBALL

Marco and Jeanette joined WMUR's Josh McElveen last week to discuss Christmas traditions, their family, their love for New Hampshire, and the Miami Dolphins.



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RUBIO ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN NH LAST WEEK


























Sunday, December 27, 2015

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION... DECEMBER 27, 2015

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Art and the Embodiment of the Incarnate Word

The Effrontery of Hope

The Manifold Works of Mercy

8 Ways to Become a Holy Family

Pope Francis to families: forgive each other and journey together towards God








Imitating the Holy Family in This Jubilee Year of Mercy

The Holy Family, Holiday Movies, and Divorce

Reflection for the Feast of the Holy Family: Called to the Heights of Holiness

Celebrating Family Virtues: Reflecting on the Sunday Gospel

Today's Mass Readings

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THE ANGELUS DOMINI - DECEMBER 27, 2015

Every Sunday and on the main liturgical feasts, the Pope recites the Marian prayer of the Angelus with the pilgrims. Before and after the prayer, he delivers a brief reflection and issues greetings.

THIS DAY IN TWITCHY: DECEMBER 26, 2015



Man indicted on charges he planned terror attack on last year's Super Bowl

'No way to treat people': Muslim journo arriving in US upset by TSA's scrutiny of electronic devices


Planned Parenthood cartoon helps male allies check their privilege when chillin' with the homies



Amazing Slate piece on feminist dude who loves to grill nearly lost to history

President commutes prison sentences of nearly 100 felons before taking off for vacation


How small? POTUS jokes that sharing a gym with Marines makes him feel small


Attn: DWS! Mark Ruffalo promotes petition calling on DNC to hold more debates


Did Bernie Sanders just send the 'most economically illiterate tweet ever'?

Hillary Clinton's holiday photo tweeted by Ghost of Christmas Past



Hillary Clinton's Kwanzaa greeting is another idea for the reject pile












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